thomasdevos
10-05-2009, 12:21 AM
Explore the effects of coffee on colon cancer
Drinking coffee may help prevent colon cancer, according to a group of researchers in Germany. They identified a potent antioxidant compound in the popular coffee seems to reinforce the activity of phase II enzymes, which appears to protect against colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
Although the researchers suspected for years that coffee consumption may offer some protection against cancer because of the high antioxidant content of the drink, this study represents the first time that an individual, an anticancer compound highly asset has been identified in the drink.
To investigate the theory that coffee fights cancer, researchers have developed a classic drink coffee with beans roasted decaffeinated Colombia. Specially prepared extracts of the infusion were then exposed to laboratory preparations of human intestinal cells for three days and results were compared to cells that were not exposed to coffee.
The anticancer compound, called methylpyridinium, is found almost exclusively in coffee and coffee products but is not in significant amounts in other foods and beverages.
If you do not like coffee but still want its anticancer benefits, there may be an option in the future: A pill or dietary supplement could one day be developed, researchers predict.
The results did not indicate how much coffee was needed to be effective.
I hope you have tons of value from this article, and put this information into action. Remember, nothing happens until you take action. I wish you all the best.
Reference Site:
colon cancer treatment (http://colon-cancer-treatment-cure.com)
www.nlm.nih.gov (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000262.htm)
en.wikipedia.org (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorectal_cancer)
www.cancer.gov (http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/colon-and-rectal)
medicinenet.com (http://www.medicinenet.com/colon_cancer/article.htm)
Drinking coffee may help prevent colon cancer, according to a group of researchers in Germany. They identified a potent antioxidant compound in the popular coffee seems to reinforce the activity of phase II enzymes, which appears to protect against colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
Although the researchers suspected for years that coffee consumption may offer some protection against cancer because of the high antioxidant content of the drink, this study represents the first time that an individual, an anticancer compound highly asset has been identified in the drink.
To investigate the theory that coffee fights cancer, researchers have developed a classic drink coffee with beans roasted decaffeinated Colombia. Specially prepared extracts of the infusion were then exposed to laboratory preparations of human intestinal cells for three days and results were compared to cells that were not exposed to coffee.
The anticancer compound, called methylpyridinium, is found almost exclusively in coffee and coffee products but is not in significant amounts in other foods and beverages.
If you do not like coffee but still want its anticancer benefits, there may be an option in the future: A pill or dietary supplement could one day be developed, researchers predict.
The results did not indicate how much coffee was needed to be effective.
I hope you have tons of value from this article, and put this information into action. Remember, nothing happens until you take action. I wish you all the best.
Reference Site:
colon cancer treatment (http://colon-cancer-treatment-cure.com)
www.nlm.nih.gov (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000262.htm)
en.wikipedia.org (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorectal_cancer)
www.cancer.gov (http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/colon-and-rectal)
medicinenet.com (http://www.medicinenet.com/colon_cancer/article.htm)